Addiction Recovery Newsletter (10/26/2009)

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Welcome to the Addiction Recovery Newsletter (10/26/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: RecoveryHelper.org.

Addiction Recovery News

Reduced attentional blink for alcohol-related stimuli in heavy social drinkers. – Tibboel H, De Houwer J, Field M.
Researchers have used various paradigms to show that attentional biases for substance-related stimuli are an important feature of addictive behaviours. However, it is not clear whether these attentional biases occur at the level of encoding or at later pos… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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Cocaine Exposure During Pregnancy Leads To Impulsivity In Male, Not Female, Monkeys
Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure, according to a new study. The findings could lead to a better understanding of human drug abuse. The study was presented yesterday at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago. (More)

Amino Acid May Help Reduce Cocaine Cravings
A new study in rats has found that N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a commonly available and generally nontoxic amino acid derivative, reverses changes in the brain’s circuitry associated with cocaine addiction. The reversal appears to lessen the cravings associated with cocaine, thus providing protection against relapse. (More)

Cognitive Problems Are Direct Result Of Cocaine Exposure, New Animal Research Suggests
New animal studies suggest that memory and other cognitive problems experienced by cocaine-addicted people can result directly from the cocaine abuse in addition to pre-existing traits or lifestyle factors. (More)

Major U.S. Crackdown on Mexican Drug Cartel
A Mexican drug cartel that recruits members from drug-rehabilitation programs and has religious pretensions was the target of a U.S. law-enforcement sweep that resulted in 303 arrests. (More)

Addictionpros.org Expands As Many Drug Treatment Facilities Close
While many drug and alcohol treatment programs are closing, AddictionPros.org continues to expand its services in the Bay Area. (More)

Addiction Recovery Articles

When to Get an Alcohol Test
Admitting that you might have an alcohol problem is never an easy thing to do. You might have some concerned friends and family urging you to get alcohol tests; this is already a sign that you have been exhibiting some troubling alcohol-related behavior and habits. (More)

Addiction Recovery Tips
Let us suppose that you have quit smoking because you knew that you were addicted to nicotine. You are now facing a probable relapse because you are addicted to nicotine. Some helpful recovery tips f… (More)

Alcoholics Anonymous, the Bible, and Co-Founder Dr. Bob
Alcoholics Anonymous, the Bible, and Co-Founder Dr. Bob Bible Brief One Dick B. Here’s an Alcoholics Anonymous-Bible refresher as A.A. Co-founder Dr. Bob discussed it. In his last major talk to AAs… (More)

Looking For Alcohol Rehab Facilities?
The fact that there countless alcohol rehab facilities around you is good news for somebody suffering from alcohol addiction. It connote that there is hope for any addict to overcome their problem. The main motive for the existence of these facilities is to present assistance to people like you who are unable to surmount alcohol addiction on their own. (More)

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